Cheaper imports affecting local trade

But why should the richer countries be able to take advantage of the poorer countries in this way? Shouldn't they be trying to help them and not be making it worse? Unfortunately it's a case of looking after yourself in the world of international business trading. If you can make the money then you do, no matter what the consequences are for everyone else.
Local rice farmers in Ghana are facing tough competition from overseas producers of rice, seeing their own profits drop dramatically and leaving with them with hardly enough money to feed their families.
Recent agricultural subsidies from the US and EU has meant that farmers can produce far more crops and sell them for far cheaper than they used to be able to. This has left local farmers completely left behind as sales of rice from Texas. The IMF (International Monetary Fund) blocked attempts by the Ghanaian government to increase the tariffs on imported goods in an attempt to protect their local farmers.


Read these articles for the full stories and to discover the impacts this is having
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3372305.stm  
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/apr/11/hearafrica05.development